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...... Biographical/Sketch/Administrative History ...... 5 ...... Scope and Content ...... 5 ...... Restrictions ...... 5 ...... Arrangement ...... 5 ...... Title Notes ...... 5 ...... PF169-1 Certificates 6 994133-006 Annual certificates 6 PF169-2 Course materials 6 994133-007 Administrative law - notes 6 994133-008 Companies - notes 6 994133-009 Completed examinations 6 994133-010 Conflict of laws - lecture notes 7 994133-011 Constitutional law - lecture notes - Chapter I to X 7 994133-012 Constitutional law - lecture notes - Chapter XI to XIV 7 994133-013 Contract - lecture notes - 1944 7 994133-014 Contract - lecture notes - 1945 7 994133-015 Contract - notes 8 994133-016 Criminal law - notes 8 994133-017 Equity - notes 8 994133-018 Evidence - lecture notes 8 994133-019 Evidence - syllabus 8 994133-020 Examination booklets 8 994133-021 Miscellaneous notes 9 994133-022 Notebooks and timetables 9 994133-023 Notes on evidence by Dr. D.A. MacRae 9 994133-024 Practise - lecture notes - 1945 9 994133-025 Practise - lecture notes - 1946-1947 9 994133-026 Wills and trusts - lecture notes - 1946 9 994133-027 Wills and trusts - lecture notes - 1947 10 998033-003 Textbook - torts 10 998033-004 Textbook - labour law 10 998033-005 Textbook - personal chattels 10 PF169-3 Ephemera 10 993036-002 Royal visit to Osgoode Hall - memorabilia 11 994133-028 Class of 1947 reunion memorabilia 11 994133-029 Commonwealth and Empire Law Conference 1955 - brochures, invitations and tickets 11 994133-030 Commonwealth and Empire Law Conference 1960 - brochures, invitations and programmes 11 994133-031 Commonwealth and Empire Law Conference 1960 - papers 11 994133-032 Osgoode Hall holiday cards 12 994133-033 County of York Law Association programme 12 PF169-4 Photographs 12 993036-01P Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II and George Alexander Gale 12 994133-01P 1st year class - - , Ont. - 1944 13 994133-02P Women's Law Association dinner - Royal York Hotel, Dec. 1947 13

Page 3 of 14 PF169-5 Women's Law Association of material 13 994133-034 Constitution 14 994133-035 Hobby show - programmes and clippings 14

Page 4 of 14 PF169 Harriet A.L. Clark fonds. -- 1922, 1944-1987. -- 52 cm of textual records, 3 photographs Biographical/Sketch/Administrative History Harriet Anna Laura Clark was born in Toronto on March 23rd, 1908, the eldest daughter of Herbert A. Clark and Laura Clark. She attended the , University College, where she obtained a BA in 1934. In 1944, she entered Osgoode Hall Law School. At the time of her call to the Bar in 1947, she received the Wallace Nesbitt Essay Prize. In addition to her legal practice, Clark was actively involved in a number of organizations, including the Women's Canadian Historical Society, the Provincial Council of Women of Ontario, the University Women's Club, and the Women's Missionary Society. She was a long-time member of the Women's Law Association of Ontario and served as both vice-president and archivist in the 1950s. Harriet Anna Laura Clark died in Toronto on May 9th, 1992. Scope and Content Fonds consists of records created and accumulated by Harriet A.L. Clark, a Toronto-based lawyer. The records document her studies as a student at Osgoode Hall Law School, her involvement with the Women's Law Association of Ontario, her connection to the Law Society of Upper Canada, and her participation in legal events, such as the Commonwealth and Empire Law Conference of 1955 and 1960. Records in the fonds include lecture notes, examination questions and booklets, certificates, ephemera, and photographs. Restrictions No restrictions on access.

Arrangement Fonds is arranged in five series: Certificates, Course materials, Ephemera, Photographs, Women's Law Association of Ontario material. Title Notes Title based on contents of the fonds.

Page 5 of 14 PF169-1 Certificates. -- 1968-1975. -- 4 p. Scope and Content Series consists of annual certificates issued to Harriet A.L. Clark by the Law Society of Upper Canada. These records document her active practise in Ontario and her status as a fee-paying member of the Law Society. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the series. 994133-006 Annual certificates. -- 1968-1975. -- 4 p. Scope and Content File consists of certificates issued to Harriet A.L. Clark by the Law Society of Upper Canada. The annual certificates enroll Clark as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ontario and grant her permission to practise in the Province of Ontario. They also confirm her payment of annual fees to the Law Society. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. PF169-2 Course materials. -- 1922, 1944-1947. -- 41.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content Series consists of records pertaining to the legal education of Harriet A.L. Clark. These records document the curricula in place at Osgoode Hall Law School during Clark's period of study between 1944 and 1947, and the nature of her work as a law student. Records include lecture notes, examination booklets, textbooks, and timetables. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Arrangement Series is arranged alphabetically. Title Notes Title based on contents of the series. 994133-007 Administrative law - notes. -- [ca. 1945]. -- 0.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of typewritten notes accumulated and used by Harriet A.L. Clark while a student-at-law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The records pertain to the study of administrative law. Notes have been annotated in ink. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-008 Companies - notes. -- 1945-1946. -- 1 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of handwritten lecture or study notes created and used by Harriet A.L. Clark while a student-at- law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The records pertain to the study of company law. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-009 Completed examinations. -- [ca. 1946]. -- 0.5 cm of textual records

Page 6 of 14 Scope and Content File consists of two completed examinations written by Harriet A.L. Clark while a student-at-law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The examinations are in the subject of constitutional law, and wills and trusts. The examinations consist of handwritten answers accompanied by annotations and comments made by the grader.

Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-010 Conflict of laws - lecture notes. -- 1947. -- 1 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of handwritten lecture notes created and used by Harriet A.L. Clark while a student-at-law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The records pertain to the study of conflict of laws. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-011 Constitutional law - lecture notes - Chapter I to X. -- 1946. -- 1.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of handwritten lecture notes created and used by Harriet A.L. Clark while a student-at-law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The records pertain to the study of constitutional law. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-012 Constitutional law - lecture notes - Chapter XI to XIV. -- 1946. -- 1.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of handwritten lecture notes created and used by Harriet A.L. Clark while a student-at-law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The records pertain to the study of constitutional law. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-013 Contract - lecture notes - 1944. -- 1944. -- 2.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of handwritten lecture notes created and used by Harriet A.L. Clark while a student-at-law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The records pertain to the study of contract law. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-014 Contract - lecture notes - 1945. -- 1945. -- 0.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of handwritten, numbered lecture notes created and used by Harriet A.L. Clark while a second- year student at Osgoode Hall Law School. The records pertain to the study of contract law. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes

Page 7 of 14 Title based on contents of the file. 994133-015 Contract - notes. -- 1946. -- 0.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of handwritten notes created and used by Harriet A.L. Clark while a student-at-law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The records pertain to the study of contract law. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-016 Criminal law - notes. -- [ca. 1945]. -- 1.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of handwritten notes created and used by Harriet A.L. Clark while a student-at-law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The records pertain to the study of criminal law. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-017 Equity - notes. -- 1946. -- 0.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of handwritten lecture and general notes created and used by Harriet A.L. Clark while a student- at-law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The records pertain to the study of equity law. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-018 Evidence - lecture notes. -- 1947. -- 1.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of handwritten and typewritten lecture notes created and used by Harriet A.L. Clark while a student-at-law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The records pertain to the study of evidence. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-019 Evidence - syllabus. -- [1946?]. -- 0.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content Item is a typewritten syllabus for a course on evidence, held in the 1946-1947 school year at Osgoode Hall Law School. It details the readings and subjects to be covered in the course, organized by chapter. The item has been annotated in ink. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the item. 994133-020 Examination booklets. -- 1944-1946. -- 0.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of printed examination booklets used by students at Osgoode Hall Law School. The booklets contain exam questions, prepared for students in each year for each examination period. The booklets have been annotated in ink.

Page 8 of 14 Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-021 Miscellaneous notes. -- 1922-1923, 1946. -- 1 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of miscellaneous handwritten notes created and used by Harriet A.L. Clark. The majority of the records date from her time as a student at Osgoode Hall Law School. There are two pages in the file from a 1922-1923 school year. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-022 Notebooks and timetables. -- 1945. -- 1 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of two timetables for classes held at Osgoode Hall Law School and two notebooks. The notebooks appear to have been used to record notes taken from legal texts or case books. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-023 Notes on evidence by Dr. D.A. MacRae. -- [194-?]. -- 2 cm of textual records (1 v.) Scope and Content Item is a copy of Dr. D.A. MacRae's "Notes on Evidence" maintained by Harriet A.L. Clark, and used for her coursework at Osgoode Hall Law School. Restrictions No restrictions on access. 994133-024 Practise - lecture notes - 1945. -- 1945. -- 0.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of handwritten lecture notes created and used by Harriet A.L. Clark while a student-at-law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The records pertain to the study of legal practice. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-025 Practise - lecture notes - 1946-1947. -- 1946-1947. -- 1.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of handwritten lecture notes created and used by Harriet A.L. Clark while a student-at-law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The records pertain to the study of legal practice. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-026 Wills and trusts - lecture notes - 1946. -- 1946. -- 1.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of handwritten lecture notes created and used by Harriet A.L. Clark while a student-at-law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The records pertain to the study of wills and trusts.

Page 9 of 14 Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-027 Wills and trusts - lecture notes - 1947. -- 1947. -- 2 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of lecture notes created and used by Harriet A.L. Clark while a student-at-law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The records pertain to the study of wills and trusts. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 998033-003 Textbook - torts. -- 1942. -- 10 cm of textual records (1 v.) Scope and Content Item is an unbound typewritten copy of an unidentified text on torts, likely written by Cecil A. Wright and used by Harriet A.L. Clark during her studies at Osgoode Hall Law School. It details the nature of and issues about torts in law and includes case studies on this topic. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the item. 998033-004 Textbook - labour law. -- 1947. -- 4 cm of textual records (1 v.) Scope and Content Item is an unbound typewritten copy of an unidentified text on labour law, likely written by Bora Laskin and used by Harriet A.L. Clark during her studies at Osgoode Hall Law School. It details the nature of labour law in Canada and includes case studies on this topic. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the item. 998033-005 Textbook - personal chattels. -- [194-]. -- 4 cm of textual records (1 v.) Scope and Content Item is an unbound typewritten copy of an unidentified text on personal chattels, used by Harriet A.L. Clark during her studies at Osgoode Hall Law School. It details the nature of this area of law and includes case studies on this topic. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the item. PF169-3 Ephemera. -- 1955-1986. -- 10 cm of textual records Scope and Content Series consists of ephemera accumulated and used by Harriet A.L. Clark. Items document her activities at a variety of law-related functions and events, as well as her association with the Law Society of Upper Canada and Osgoode Hall Law School. Included in the series are brochures, programmes, invitations, cards, and tickets. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Arrangement Series is arranged alphabetically. Page 10 of 14 Title Notes Title based on contents of the series. 993036-002 Royal visit to Osgoode Hall - memorabilia. -- 1973. -- 0.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of records relating to the visit of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh to Osgoode Hall on 26 June 1973. The records document the ceremony to re-open the renovated portion of Osgoode Hall and the participation of members of the Law Society. The file includes a form letter signed by Sydney L. Robins, Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada, a ticket of admission to the ceremony, and a booklet commemorating the visit. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-028 Class of 1947 reunion memorabilia. -- 1967-1987. -- 0.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of records relating to reunions for the Osgoode Hall Law School class of 1947, held in 1967, 1977, 1982 and 1987. The records include programmes, invitations, and lists of attendees. A number of the items have been annotated in ink or signed. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-029 Commonwealth and Empire Law Conference 1955 - brochures, invitations and tickets. -- 1955. -- 2.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of records relating to the first Commonwealth and Empire Law Conference, held in London, England, in July 1955, and attended by Harriet A.L. Clark. The records document the schedule and events of the conference and Clark's participation, as well as a trip taken to Scotland the week before the conference. The records include brochures, programmes, tickets, and invitations. Many items have been annotated or signed in ink. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-030 Commonwealth and Empire Law Conference 1960 - brochures, invitations and programmes. -- 1960. -- 2 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of records relating to the second Commonwealth and Empire Law Conference, held in Ottawa, Ontario, in September 1960, and attended by Harriet A.L. Clark. The records document the schedule, participants, and events of the conference. The records include memoranda, maps, brochures, programmes, tickets, and invitations. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-031 Commonwealth and Empire Law Conference 1960 - papers. -- 1960. -- 4 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of records relating to the second Commonwealth and Empire Law Conference, held in Ottawa, Ontario, in September 1960, and attended by Harriet A.L. Clark. The records document the nature and Page 11 of 14 substance of the conference programme, the issues discussed and the participating speakers. Included are printed conference papers in booklet form, a dinner menu and seating plan. Authors of the papers in the file include: R.A.C. McColl; C.A. Nicholson; H.R.S. Ryan; Robert F. Reid; R.N.D. Hamilton; Sir Edwin Herbert; J.W. Milne; David M. Walker; G.F. Curtis; J.B. Milner; G.C.A. Doughty; F. Andrew Brewin; Bora Laskin; Aliyi Ekineh; Gilbert D. Kennedy; W.E.R. Francis; J.G. Castel; Arthur Foote; Sir Eric Errington; Kenneth Jarvis; A.G.N. Cross; Sir Dingwall Bateson; E.R. Dew; A. Barrie Carter; R.L. Sich; D.G. Kilgour; A.J. MacIntosh; Vera L. Parsons; G.E. Bisson; R.G. Bailey; Ian F.G. Baxter; J.N. Dandie; Patrick G. Furlong; R.J. Roberts; J. McL. Hendry; W.A. Cook; M.H. Fyfe; David Napley; Edward McWhinney; A.G. Rylah; B.J. MacKinnon; Peter M.B. Rowland; Rodney Barker; Neville Vicars Henderson; Sir Hugh Watson. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-032 Osgoode Hall holiday cards. -- [between 1940 and 1960]. -- 0.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of two holiday cards depicting different images of Osgoode Hall, received or sent by Harriet A.L. Clark. One is signed by H.B. Branscombe, and the other is signed by Harriet A.L. Clark. The items are not addressed or dated. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file. 994133-033 County of York Law Association programme. -- 6 Feb. 1986. -- 2 p. Scope and Content Item is a programme for a dinner to celebrate the centennial of the County of York Law Association, held at the King Edward Hotel, Toronto. It has been signed by a number of dinner attendees. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the item. PF169-4 Photographs. -- 1944, 1947, 1973. -- 3 photographs Scope and Content Series consists of photographs accumulated by Harriet A.L. Clark. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Arrangement The photographs have been arranged chronologically. Title Notes Title based on contents of the series. 993036-01P Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II and George Alexander Gale. -- 26 June 1973. -- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm Scope and Content Item is a photograph of Queen Elizabeth II and George Alexander Gale, Chief Justice of Ontario, taken on the lawn of Osgoode Hall, 26 June 1973, on the occasion of the re-opening of Osgoode Hall after renovations. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Copyright owned by the Toronto Sun.

Page 12 of 14 Title Notes Title based on contents of the image. 994133-01P 1st year class - Osgoode Hall Law School - Toronto, Ont. - 1944. -- 1944. -- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.1 x 25.0 cm

Scope and Content Item is a group photograph of the first year class of Osgoode Hall Law School in 1944, taken on the steps of the Registry Office. Students depicted in the photograph include: Harriet A.L. Clark (standing, front row, third from right), Reginald Carlston McLean (seated, far left), M.M. Van Camp, E. MacDonald, I.D. Temins, G.O. Thomson, J.A.R. Grant, Sydney L. Robins, J.G.M White, L. Velanoff, W.J. Wilson, and others. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Photograph in the public domain. Title Notes Title taken from caption printed on recto of photograph. 994133-02P Women's Law Association dinner - Royal York Hotel, Dec. 1947. -- Dec. 1947. -- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 36.5 cm

Scope and Content Item is a photograph of attendees at a Women's Law Association of Ontario dinner, held at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto, December 1947. Harriet A.L. Clark is seated at the table on the far right, left side, second from the top. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Photograph in the public domain. Title Notes Title printed on recto of the print. PF169-5 Women's Law Association of Ontario material. -- [195-?], 1952. -- 0.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content Series consists of records pertaining to the Women's Law Association of Ontario, a social and professional organization for women lawyers in Ontario, of which Harriet A.L. Clark was a member. The records document some of the functions and activities of the organization. Included in the series are a constitution, newspaper clippings and brochures. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Arrangement Series is arranged alphabetically. Title Notes Title based on contents of the series.

Page 13 of 14 994133-034 Constitution. -- [195-?]. -- 4 p. Scope and Content Item is a typewritten draft copy of the constitution of the Women's Law Association of Ontario, of which Harriet A.L. Clark was a member. It documents the rules, regulations, procedures, and objectives of the association. The item has been annotated and corrected for typographic and grammatical errors. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the item. 994133-035 Hobby show - programmes and clippings. -- 1952. -- 0.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content File consists of records relating to hobby shows organized by the Women's Law Association of Ontario and held at Osgoode Hall. The records document some of the activities of the WLAO and the hobbies of participating lawyers. Harriet A.L. Clark is noted as a participant in a newspaper article about the event from the Toronto Daily Star. Included are programmes and newspaper clippings. Restrictions No restrictions on access. Title Notes Title based on contents of the file.

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